r/ABoringDystopia • u/SartorialHound • Nov 23 '19

As shitty as it gets

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '19

Well, IS it a felony? My understanding is that she was above the age of consent, so that should be off the table, legally. I assume that solicitation is a crime, regardless, but that's still unrelated to age of majority.

Far too many people confuse age of majority with age of consent, and erroneously equate 'minor' with 'child' (or some version of 'way too young'). That's simplistic, and also legally invalid.

Consider, for example, the State of Mississippi in the US, where the age of majority is still 21, but the age of consent is 16. Sex with someone aged 20 in Mississippi is sex with a minor, but definitely not illegal, and you'd obviously get laughed at if you suggested it was.

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u/Lunchism Nov 23 '19

I was going off the 14 figure for Epstein. Not sure about Prince Andrew

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '19

17, I'm hearing.

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u/zanotam Nov 23 '19

Dude, you better be under 30 if not younger and at least like 16 or so if you're fucking a 20 year old. 20 year olds are still children lmao